Set of floor panels and method for composing thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12129659-B2
Application number	US-202117197296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Dec 1, 2016
Publication date	Oct 29, 2024
Grant date	Oct 29, 2024

Abstract

A set of floor panels is intended for installing a floor in a room. The set comprises a plurality of first floor panels having a common shape and dimension, and one or more second floor panels showing an adaptation of the common shape and/or the common dimension. The adaptation is performed corresponding to the aforementioned room. A method for composing such set of floor panels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for composing a set of panels, the set of panels being configured to form a surface covering for a room having a predetermined shape, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a data set in accordance with at least a surface area of said room;
establishing an installation plan suitable for the room on a basis of said data set, taking desired limitations, including specifying a main direction of rows of the set of panels in the installation plan, into account;
producing or providing one or more first panels for inclusion in the set of panels, each of the first panels having a predetermined panel shape and predetermined dimension common to one another;
producing the set of panels, which, according to the installation plan, comprising one or more second panels each having an adaptation of shape or dimension by modifying the second panel to be modified from the predetermined panel shape or predetermined dimension of the first panel;
wherein the one or more second panels together with the one or more first panels are configured to together form said surface covering and form the predetermined shape.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said adaptation of the one or more second panels comprises a shortening in width of the one or more second panels.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said adaptation of the one or more second panels does not comprise a shortening in length of the panel compared to the length of the first panels.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired limitations comprise the limitation that a width for each row at an edge of the covering is at least one-half of a width of the first panels.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of panels is configured for forming the surface covering of the room having a predetermined shape without further adaptations to panels of the set of panels.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adaptation of at least one of the second panels consists of providing a contour on one or more of its edges.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adaptation of at least one of the second panels consists of providing recesses for a passage of a conduit.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adaptations are made according to the installation plan.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the step of providing the second panels with an identification mark for indicating their position in the installation plan.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second panels comprise second panels that are rectangular and oblong.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating a data set in accordance with at least a surface area of said room is performed by means of an automatic measuring device.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired limitations comprise a minimum dimension of the second panels.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the second panels comprise an adaptation in accordance with the course of one or more walls of the respective room.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired limitations comprise the limitation that an average width of panel rows at edges of the covering is maximum.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the installation plan is established row per row.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein panels of the first and second sets of panels are floor panels and wherein the surface covering is a floor covering.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of establishing the installation plan is performed by a computer;
wherein the computer, on a basis of said data set, taking the desired limitations into account, proposes the installation plan.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method comprises the step of generating CAD/CAM data for controlling a processing machine for producing the one or more second panels, wherein the CAD/CAM data are generated based on the established installation plan.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the computer, on a basis of said data set, taking the desired limitations into account, assesses installation plans which were provided by a user in a graphical manner over a presentation of a surface area plan.

20. The method of claim 17 , comprising the step wherein a user proposes one or more installation plans and wherein the computer on the basis of said data set, taking the desired limitations into account, assesses the one or more installation plans and proposes an installation plan.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method comprises the step wherein a user moves a proposed type of installation plan on the computer over the data set in accordance with at least a surface area of said room until a computer states that an installation plan is obtained satisfying the desired limitations.

22. A method for composing a set of panels, the set of panels configured to form a surface covering for a room having a predetermined shape, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a data set in accordance with at least a surface area of said room;
establishing an installation plan suitable for the room;
wherein the step of establishing the installation plan is performed by a computer;
wherein the computer, on a basis of said data set, taking desired limitations, including specifying a main direction of rows of the set of panel in the installation plan, into account, proposes the installation plan;
producing the set of panels, which, according to the installation plan, comprising one or more second panels each having an adaptation of shape or dimension by modifying the second panel to be modified from a predetermined panel shape or predetermined dimension of a first panel;
producing or providing a plurality of the first panels for inclusion in the set of panels, each of the first panels having a predetermined panel shape and predetermined dimension common to one another;
wherein the one or more second panels together with the plurality of first panels are configured to together form said surface covering and form the predetermined shape;
wherein the set of panels is configured for forming the surface covering of the room having a predetermined shape without further adaptations to the panels of the set of panels;
wherein at least some of the second panels comprise an adaptation in accordance with a course of one or more walls of the respective room;
wherein said adaptation of the one or more second panels comprises a shortening in width of the panel.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the method comprises the step of providing the second panels with an identification mark for indicating their position in the installation plan.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the desired limitations comprise the minimum dimensions of the second panels.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein said adaptation of the one or more second panels does not comprise a shortening in length of the panel compared to the length of the first panels.

Assignees

• Unilin Bv

Inventors

• De Jaeger Jasper
• Vangeenberghe Kristof
• Verschatse Bram
• Cappelle Mark

Classifications

• G06F30/13

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• E04F2203/02

  having particular shapes, other than square or rectangular, e.g. triangular, hexagonal, circular, irregular · CPC title

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  with snap action of the edge connectors · CPC title

• B44C5/04

  Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers · CPC title